[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 104 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. SCHRADER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, like so many others, I have been dismayed 
about the administration's actions, ripping thousands of children from 
their parents' arms at our border.
  Let's make one thing clear: Yesterday the President didn't fix the 
immigration problem, and this House is not going to fix the problem 
here today.
  People are coming to our border, fleeing oppression and violence, 
turning themselves in, and asking for our help. This administration's 
response is to try to deter these immigrants by matching the cruelty 
they are fleeing.
  We have to acknowledge the truth of what is happening. Children are 
being caged. Families are suffering long-lasting emotional and mental 
trauma, being used as pawns in the President's political games.
  Every day for months, our neighbors living here under DACA have 
continued to face uncertainty. This is nothing short of inhumane, 
barbaric, and, frankly, immoral.
  Moving kids from DHS cages to DOD cages doesn't solve the problem. 
Building a wall doesn't solve the problem.
  Let's get our priorities in line. End the President's disastrous 
policy and pass the Dream Act.

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